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How does family support facilitate job satisfaction? Investigating the chain mediating effects of work–family enrichment and job‐related well‐being
Author(s) -
Chan Xi Wen,
Kalliath Parveen,
Chan Christopher,
Kalliath Thomas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.2918
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , psychology , job attitude , structural equation modeling , social support , work–family conflict , job design , work (physics) , core self evaluations , job performance , social psychology , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , machine learning
While a direct relationship between family support and job satisfaction has received empirical support, few work–family studies have examined how family support leads to job satisfaction. Drawing on the work–home resources model, we investigate the chain mediating roles of work‐to‐family enrichment (WFE), family‐to‐work enrichment (FWE), and job‐related well‐being on the relationship between family support and job satisfaction. Based on data collected from 439 social workers across Australia, structural equation modeling results revealed that the chain mediating effects of WFE and job‐related well‐being were supported. Our findings emphasize the important combination of work–family enrichment and job‐related well‐being in helping employees to harness support from their family members to achieve job satisfaction. We discuss both the theoretical and practical implications of the WFE, FWE, and job‐related well‐being mechanisms underlying the family support–job satisfaction relationship.